I've seen very few people in the world accomplish anything unless they were optimists.

The stock market is filled with individuals who know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance which envelope our future.

I just read and read and read. ... I have always enjoyed reading.

Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models tend to look impressive. Too often, though, investors forget to examine the assumptions behind the models. Beware of geeks bearing formulas.

As long as you enjoy investing, you'll be willing to do the homework and stay in the game. That's why I try to make the show so entertaining, because if you aren't interested, you'll either miss the opportunity to make money in the market or not pay enough attention and end up losing your shirt.